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REPHRASING EXERCISES:

1. In Japan you arent supposed to eat food as you walk down the street.
In Japan you had
2. It was a mistake for me to spend so much money on records.
I should
3. Is it necessary for me to pay for my ticket now?
Do I ?
4. Please tell me how much luggage you let me take on the plane.
Can you tell me how much luggage I am.
5. It isnt possible that her car has broken down again.
Her car
6. If you have a reserved seat it isnt necessary to stand on the train.
You
7. Im sure that you made a mistake when you added up the total.
You
8. Can you manage to get to the airport at 6.30 a.m.?
Will you ?
9. Why did you travel first class? It wasnt necessary, you know.
You
10. The ticket inspector didnt let us go onto the platform.
We

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11) It's a pity you didn't tell us about it.
I wish
12) The heat was such that I nearly fainted.
It was
13) Is it possible to travel to London by coach?
I wonder
14) He's getting someone to mend the windows.
He's having
15) It started to rain at two o'clock.
It has
16) They made her hand over her passport.
She was
17) I thought it would be better than that.
It wasn't
18) No one has ever discussed that question.
That question
19) We couldn't go out because the weather was so bad.
It was such
20) Six years ago we started writing to each other.
We have
21) My brother and I both went to that school.
I went to that school and so
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22) She and I had never been there before.
Neither
23) Someone must meet him at the railway station.
He
24) Someone stole my purse from my handbag.
My purse
25) Getting a good job doesn't interest him.
He
26) She said to us: "Don't be late".
She told
27) The garden is too small to play football.
The garden isn't
28)I often get up early.
I am used
29) When did you start working here?
How long
30) No one in the group is younger than her.
She's
31) They made him wait for two hours.
He was
32) I must leave now or I will miss the bus.
I will
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33) The police made the boat turn back.
The boat
34)I have never been to the ballet before.
It's
35) The switch was too high for him to reach.
He wasn't tall
36) We wanted to play the match this morning, but it was raining.
If
37) Last week the painter came to paint the walls
We
38) I left earlier in order to be able to catch the bus.
(so that)
39) She can't come to the party! What a shame!
I wish
40) You won't pass the exam unless you study harder
If
41) We will go to the cinema after lunch.
We won't go
42)You must water these plants every two weeks.
These plants
43) They cancelled the match because it was raining
(because of )
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44) People thought that the man had died
It
The man
45)Perhaps they've forgotten about the meeting
(must)
46)I don't really want to have lunch now.
I'd rather
47) The men robbed a lot of money from the bank.
A great
48) I'd like to be a millionaire.
I wish
49) He has lived in this house all his life
(since)
50) I'm sure he has gone to the beach
(must)
51) "Don't go", the man said to us.
The man
52) He can't make friends because of his bad temper.
His bad temper


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REPHRASING EXERCISES (SOLUTIONS):
In Japan you had better not eat food as you walk down the street.
I should not have spent so much money on records.
Do I have to pay for my ticket now?
Can you tell me how much luggage I am allowed to take on the plane.
Her car can't have broken down again.
You don't need to stand on the train if you have a reserved seat.
You must have made a mistake when you added up the total.
Will you be able to get to the airport at 6.30 a.m.?
You shouldn't have travelled first class.
We weren't allowed to go onto the platform.

I wish you had told us about it
It was so hot that I nearly fainted
I wonder if it is possible to travel to London by coach.
He's having his windows mended
It has been raining since two oclock.
She was made to hand over her passport.
It wasn't as good as I (had) thought
That question has never been discussed before
It was such a bad weather that we couldnt go out
We have been writing to each other for six years
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I went to that school and so did my brother
Neither she nor I had been there before
He must be met at the railway station
My purse was stolen from my handbag
He isnt interested in getting a good job
She told us not to be late.
The garden isn't big enough to play football
I am used to getting up early
How long have you been working here?
She's the youngest in the group.
He was made to wait for two hours
I will miss the bus if I dont leave now.
The boat was made to turn back
It's the first time I go to the ballet.
He wasn't tall enough to reach the switch.
If it hadnt been raining, we would have played the match this morning.
We had the walls painted last week
I left earlier so that I was able to catch the bus
I wish she came to the party
If you dont study harder you wont pass the exam
We won't go to the cinema before lunch
These plants must be watered every two weeks
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They cancelled the match because of the rain
It was thought that the man had died / The man was thought to have died
They must have forgotten about the meeting
I'd rather not have lunch now
A great amount of money was stolen from the bank
I wish I were a millionaire
He has lived in this house since he was born
He must have gone to the beach
The man told us not to go
His bad temper makes it difficult for him to make friends / His bad
temper stops him from making friends